Quote:U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.

As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al Qaeda base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists.

Quote:U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.

As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al Qaeda base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists.

As much as I despise DJT and all he stands for, and even though he's still C-in-C, you can't really lay tactical errors and failures on him. It's not his job to manage ground support or extraction plans. That's CENTCOM's job.

You know what? When you're the fucking president you are responsible for a rainy day. The thin-skinned Orange Turd is going to have to get used to being criticized for everything that happens. I doubt he can handle it. He's already 2/3 of the way to batshit crazy.